Africa Great Lakes Democracy Watch

Welcome toAfrica Great Lakes Democracy Watch Blog.Our objective is to promote the institutions of democracy,social justice,Human Rights,Peace, Freedom ofExpression, and Respect to humanity in Rwanda,Uganda,DR Congo, Burundi,Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya,Ethiopia, and Somalia. We strongly believe that Africa will develop if only our presidents stop being rulers of men and become leaders of citizens. We support Breaking the Silence Campaign for DR Congo since we believe the democracy in Rwanda means peace inDRC. Follow this link to learn more about the origin of the war in both Rwanda and DR Congo:http://www.rwandadocumentsproject.net/gsdl/cgi-bin/library

Friday, July 8, 2011

RWANDA:RWANDA: VISITORS TO POLITICAL PRISONERS KIDNAPPED TODAY NEAR KIMORONKO PRISON.

VISITORS TO POLITICAL PRISONERS KIDNAPPED TODAY NEAR KIMORONKO PRISON.

Deo Mushyahidi After being kidnapped by RPF in 2010

Today
13 visitors registered with the Kigali maximum prison for a chance to
catch a glimpse of Democracy prisoners Madame Victoire Ingabire, Chair
of FDU-INKINGI; Bernard Ntaganda of PS Imberakuri; Deo Mushayidi of PDP
Imanzi and Charles Ntakirutinka of PDR Ubuyanja. They were ignored for
hours until they silently decided to vacate. The opposition members who
went to Kimironko prison where another political prisonner, Mr. Sylvère
Mwizerwa (Permanent Secretary of Parti Social Imberakuri) is detained
disappeared. From the prison, they were rammed by tailing intelligence
operatives. 5 visitors including Mr. Martin Ntavuka, FDU-INKINGI Kigali
city leader, were hijacked from Kimironko bus stage. His wife, Mrs.
Illuminée Iragena rushed to Kimironko detention facility to inquire the
whereabouts of her husband and was arrested together with an old mother.

A
lawyer who followed up the case with Kimironko prison administration
was told that all the suspects were evacuated by the criminal police for
further investigations. Their whereabouts and charges are unknown. In
total 7 opposition members and another person have been transferred to
unknown destination: Alexis Bakunzibake, Secretary General of PS
Imberakuri in charge of Youth; Jean Baptiste Ikitonderwa (PS
Imberakuri); Martin Ntavuka (FDU-INKINGI) and his wife Illuminée
Iragena; Ngwabije; Tite Joyeux; Eric; Madame Collette (aged over 60
years old).

After the government decided to isolate all
political prisoners since April 2011, their visitors have been
intimidated and threatened every single visiting day. The arbitrary
arrest is a strong signal to demoralise and abash opposition members so
they can leave their leaders in the lurch.

We urge the government to release all political prisoners and to put an end to arbitrary detentions of innocent people.